horse in the Oxford-Paravia Italian Dictionary

Translations for horse in the English»Italian Dictionary

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I.horse [Brit hɔːs, Am hɔrs] N

II.horse [Brit hɔːs, Am hɔrs] VB trans

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III.horse [Brit hɔːs, Am hɔrs] VB intr

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IV.horse [Brit hɔːs, Am hɔrs]

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I could eat a horse
ho una fame da lupi
to back the wrong horse
puntare sul cavallo perdente
to eat like a horse
mangiare come un lupo or per quattro
to flog a dead horse Brit inf , to beat a dead horse Am inf
pestare l'acqua nel mortaio
(straight) from the horse's mouth information:
di prima mano
to get on one's high horse
darsi delle arie or alzare la cresta
hold your horses! inf
calma!
it's horses for courses
= persone diverse sono adatte a situazioni o compiti diversi
you can take or lead a horse to water but you can't make it drink prov
non si può fare bere un asino per forza
that's a horse of a different colour
è un altro paio di maniche
to work like a horse
lavorare come un mulo
wild horses wouldn't drag it out of me
non te lo dico neanche morto
wild horses wouldn't drag me there!
non ci andrei per tutto l'oro del mondo!

horse about VB [hɔːs -] VB [hɔːs -]

horse vaulting [ˈhɔːsˌvɔːltɪŋ] N

pommel horse [Brit, Am ˈpɑməl ˌhɔrs] N (in gymnastics)

horse doctor [ˈhɔːsˌdɒktə(r)] N inf

horse-drawn [Brit ˈhɔːsdrɔːn, Am ˈhɔrs ˌdrɔn] ADJ

hobby horse [Brit, Am ˈhɑbiˌhɔrs] N

horse trials [ˈhɔːsˌtraɪəlz] N npl

horse in the PONS Dictionary

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horse Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

to put the cart before the horse
mettere il carro davanti ai buoi
this is where my horse was found
qui è dove hanno trovato il mio cavallo
never look a gift horse in the mouth prov
a caval donato non si guarda in bocca prov
to get on a horse
montare a cavallo
to get (down) off one's high horse
scendere dal piedistallo
to dig one's spurs into a horse
speronare il cavallo
to ride on a horse
andare a cavallo
to get sth straight from the horse's mouth
sapere qc da fonti dirette
to put the cart before the horse
mettere il carro davanti [o innanzi] ai buoi fig
weekly game of betting on horse races
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Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

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In the winter, people could walk or take the horse drawn sled to the mainland over the ice.
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The original passenger carriage began as a horse tram and was shabby internally, and unsafe as part of a longer train.
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Length of bridle path is usually determined by breed, with longer-necked breeds usually sporting a longer bridle path than the stock horse breeds.
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White markings, except for a small star on the forehead, render the horse inadmissible to the stud book.
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Like other monumental gates, it has a large central arch for horse-drawn vehicles and two smaller arches on either side for pedestrians.
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He should know how to ride a horse, bet on a horse, bet on the stock market, and bet on the cards.
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His name derived from a personality like a high-spirited and uncontrolled horse, hence crazy or wild horse.
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Her husband takes revenge by leaving her to romance a talking male horse, whom the man persuades to penetrate her in the rear-end.
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Compare alcohol to pot and watch all the high horse close minded people clutch their bottles of poison.
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But while convention cautions against looking a gift horse in the mouth, it hasn't stopped commentators arguing and speculating about what the sculpture means.
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